Spring is the perfect time to plan a weekend getaway or to escape from the winter blues. Here to help is travel expert Stacie Jacob with vacation inspiration and information about a California destination that offers something for everyone. Stacie is there president and CEO of Travel Paso for Paso Robles - a West Coast destination where you can ‘savor the real California’. For more information, visit www.TravelPaso.com
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00:00 The following portion of the Arizona Daily Mix is sponsored on behalf of
00:04 Travel Paso by A1 Broadcast. Spring is the perfect time to plan a weekend
00:11 getaway or to escape from the winter blues. Lexi talked with travel expert
00:15 Stacey Jacob who is sharing vacation inspiration and information about a
00:20 California destination to offer something for everyone. Hi Stacey, good
00:26 morning. Good morning. So tell me why spring? I mean spring has sprung, it's so
00:32 beautiful outside, but why is spring the best time to plan a little getaway? Well
00:39 I love spring because the winter rains have brought amazing weather so our
00:45 hillsides are green. It's a great time to capture that direct flight from the
00:50 Phoenix area right into San Luis Obispo which is 30 minutes away from
00:55 Paso Robles wine country. The super bloom is about to happen and it's the
00:59 best time to really be at the birth of the 2024 vintage as Bud Break is about
01:05 to happen. And you know I have been up there a couple times with my family and
01:10 I haven't been there for the actual super bloom but I hear that it is
01:14 something spectacular to see. It really is and you know I always tell remind
01:21 folks that our location and the great hillsides it is such a fabulous time to
01:26 just get out and drive and you know we're only 30 minutes from the Pacific
01:30 Ocean so you can drive over to the ocean get your feet in the sand check out that
01:35 wonderful scenery and be back in time for lunch and wine country. Oh my gosh
01:40 that sounds perfect yep and you get some wine you get the ocean you get the
01:43 lavender which I love but tell me when you're planning a vacation what makes a
01:48 destination super special? Well I think what makes our destination special first
01:55 and foremost is our downtown charm. Paso Robles is a community of makers and
02:00 innovators and you really get that sense when you walk around our town square as
02:05 you grab a coffee check out some of the local shops and really see some of the
02:09 cool art exhibits that are happening in our downtown area. But what's more
02:14 impressive is the evening adventure and lifestyle there. We have this amazing art
02:20 installation that has happened out at Sensorio. So this is where artist
02:24 Bruce Monroe has brought to life his expression of where light meets
02:32 nature meets technology and he's opened it up to all of us as an opportunity to
02:37 really spend the evening walking through the hillsides of Paso Robles through
02:41 this amazing immersive art display. Wow Stacey that is so incredible just the
02:47 pictures and the videos that we got to see I'm sure seeing it in person is
02:50 absolutely breathtaking but you mentioned the downtown area which like I
02:54 said I've been there with my family we walked all through the downtown area we
02:58 loved it we had some amazing food. What do you think about fine dining? I mean
03:03 how vital is that for a vacation? Well I don't know about you but I love to eat
03:10 and it is fantastic the breadth and diversity of dining that we have in
03:15 Paso Robles. You know Michelin has come to town and they actually rated five of
03:20 our restaurants as Michelin recommended. Now these restaurants I'll remind you
03:25 you've got to make your reservations in advance these are amazing fine dining
03:28 experiences but if you want something a little bit more casual our taquerias are
03:33 amazing and we have some of the best gastro pub food of any place I've ever
03:38 seen. With that though what's really taking the hold right now are our
03:43 cocktail lounges so I always remind folks after a day of wine tasting it's
03:47 time for a cocktail come to one of our lounges to either kick off your evening
03:51 or maybe that's your nightcap. Oh that's perfect yes so you've spent the day wine
03:55 tasting enjoying the beautiful downtown and then you go grab a cocktail to kind
03:59 of finish off your day that sounds absolutely perfect but I'm kind of an
04:03 adventurous traveler what would you say to someone who wants to get out and have
04:06 some adventures while they're out? Well we've got amazing outdoor activities so
04:12 if equestrian is your style we have great horseback riding through the
04:16 vineyards but maybe you just want to take a ride in one of our Jeep tours or
04:20 one of our motorcycle side tours through the vineyards but you're talking to me
04:25 that you are a little bit of an adventurous thrill seeker I think we've
04:27 got ziplining waiting for you our five course zipline run across Santa
04:32 Margarita adventures you literally can fly through the air of the vineyards
04:36 it's pretty amazing but those of you who are golfers which I know a lot of you
04:41 are we've got some great golf courses so pack those golf clubs and come enjoy a
04:45 day on the golf course in Paso Robles. So you guys really do it all I mean from
04:49 the the crazy adventurous side with the the ziplining to just spending a day
04:54 golfing that sounds so wonderful well Stacey tell everyone where they can find
04:57 more information. Yeah check out our website at TravelPaso.com or follow us
05:05 on social media at Travel Paso. Nice and easy I love it all right thank you so
05:09 much. Thank you. The preceding portion of the Arizona Daily Mix was sponsored on
05:17 behalf of Travel Paso by A1 Broadcast.
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